Everyone thinks I’m a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I’ll just flip ’em the bird!
BLACK FRANCISWhen I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
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When I think about that I get stimulated and excited. It’s a feeling that you can’t label with words.
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Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library.
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That’s more important even then what their background is or what they’ve done before, how good they are, how new they are or whatever. All that stuff is really secondary to just getting along with the person.
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It’s obvious you shouldn’t steal, kill or be cruel.
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I don’t want to be flaky. I don’t want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
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I think everybody has a painter inside of them somewhere.
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I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I’ll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y’know, just see where roads lead.
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I’ve got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They’re there for me every time.
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I like visual images and there are certainly other bands that have strong visual images going all the way back to Elvis Presley, but it’s kind of like that’s never really been my bag. Probably because I’m too shy.
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When we’ve got something to say to the world, we will. I’m really happy that people are interested. “So, what’s up with the Pixies record? So, what’s up with the Pixies record?”
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That’s the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them.
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It’s sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That’s the level where I want to go.
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I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It’s hard to say whether or not you’re a believer.
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I’m always looking to rock out. But it isn’t really about rocking out versus being mellow, in terms of your personal satisfaction. In the end, you just want to be good.
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You think you’ve made something really great, but there’s a reason why it’s not resonating the way some previous work did. But it’s not that easy to just replicate.
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